Public Act 161 of 2007

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• Introduced by Rep. Edward Gaffney (R) on January 25, 2007, to prohibit the use, possession or sale of any “lead-bearing substance” on or in any clothing, accessories, jewelry, decorative objects, edible items, candy, food, dietary supplements, toys, furniture, or other articles used by or intended to be chewable by children. The ban would also apply to any fixture or other object containing a lead bearing substance that is intended to be used, installed, or located in or on a surface of a dwelling, residential building, or child care facility, and that, in the ordinary course of use, is accessible to or chewable by a child. The bill would also ban the possession, sale or transfer of a lead-bearing substance that may be used by the general public unless it bears a warning statement. "Lead-bearing substance" is defined as an item or substance that contains or is coated with lead so that the lead content is more than 0.06 percent of the total weight. Firearms ammunition would be excluded from the bill.
  • Referred to the House Health Policy Committee on January 25, 2007.
    • Reported in the House on June 21, 2007, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on June 26, 2007, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises the penalties. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on June 26, 2007.
• Passed in the House (107 to 0) on June 26, 2007, to prohibit the use, possession or sale of any “lead-bearing substance” on or in any clothing, accessories, jewelry, decorative objects, edible items, candy, food, dietary supplements, toys, furniture, or other articles used by or intended to be chewable by children. The ban would also apply to any fixture or other object containing a lead bearing substance that is intended to be used, installed, or located in or on a surface of a dwelling, residential building, or child care facility, and that, in the ordinary course of use, is accessible to or chewable by a child. The bill would also ban the possession, sale or transfer of a lead-bearing substance that may be used by the general public unless it bears a warning statement. "Lead-bearing substance" is defined as an item or substance that contains or is coated with lead so that the lead content is more than 0.06 percent of the total weight. Firearms ammunition would be excluded from the bill. It authorizes penalties of up to a $5,000 fine for a first offense, and up to $50,000 for a third offense . [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on June 27, 2007.
  • Referred to the Senate Health Policy Committee on June 27, 2007.
    • Reported in the Senate on November 13, 2007, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on November 27, 2007, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed in the Senate by voice vote on November 27, 2007.
• Passed in the Senate (35 to 0) on December 13, 2007, to prohibit the use, possession or sale of any “lead-bearing substance” on or in any clothing, accessories, jewelry, decorative objects, edible items, candy, food, dietary supplements, toys, furniture, or other articles used by or intended to be chewable by children. The ban would also apply to any fixture or other object containing a lead bearing substance that is intended to be used, installed, or located in or on a surface of a dwelling, residential building, or child care facility, and that, in the ordinary course of use, is accessible to or chewable by a child. The bill would also ban the possession, sale or transfer of a lead-bearing substance that may be used by the general public unless it bears a warning statement. "Lead-bearing substance" is defined as an item or substance that contains or is coated with lead so that the lead content is more than 0.06 percent of the total weight. Firearms ammunition would be excluded from the bill. It authorizes penalties of up to a $5,000 fine for a first offense, and up to $50,000 for a third offense . [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on December 13, 2007, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill. Passed in the House (106 to 0) on December 13, 2007. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on December 20, 2007.